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name what they are and will they be able to perform regardless of the macro environment? >> all right. we are focused on. companies that can grow regardless of what happens in the economy. three stocks we like, one is denbury resources. what's interesting about them is they have hedged their forward sales of oil so the lowest they're going to receive is $80 next year. at those rates, they're going to be a very profitable company. it's a very inexpensive stock. we like that. it's a u.s. oil producer as well. we like that. link linkedin, we think attracted as much attention as it should. they're executing very well in the professional business social networking sense. in particular, head hunters across the globe. this is now the method of head hunting. finally, an enterprise software design company used in making semiconductor chips. we see them as providing a very stable and growing play on technology without necessarily having to pick, you know, end winners. >> got it. >> thank you. >> very good, guys. thank you all for joining us today. rick, good luck with the reapprais
name what they are and will they be able to perform regardless of the macro environment? >> all right. we are focused on. companies that can grow regardless of what happens in the economy. three stocks we like, one is denbury resources. what's interesting about them is they have hedged their forward sales of oil so the lowest they're going to receive is $80 next year. at those rates, they're going to be a very profitable company. it's a very inexpensive stock. we like that. it's a u.s....
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that citing a more challenging environment in 2013. this is a stock that's obviously had a good year, joe, down 5% today. >> i think the stock back in may when it reached 774, really the story was over for priceline at that point. stock is trading between 550 and 700. i don't think that's your online travel trade now anyway. i think it's expedia. the ability to grow internationally as deutsche bank says in the report. and again, trip adviser. trip adviser at $38 i think is more upside potential. these are two names i would focus on. >> talk about jcp. focus there. stephanie link take a look at the stock. up 2% today, spiking despite a cautious note saying the retailer's long-term vision is in a state of flux. you think? >> yeah. >> the note comes after the weekend announcement of a 20% off friends and family sale. >> deutsche bank and oppenheimer were fairly constructive on this promotion, saying that basically they need to do these promotions to get the store traffic. i think that's one of the biggest problems right now. what was enco
that citing a more challenging environment in 2013. this is a stock that's obviously had a good year, joe, down 5% today. >> i think the stock back in may when it reached 774, really the story was over for priceline at that point. stock is trading between 550 and 700. i don't think that's your online travel trade now anyway. i think it's expedia. the ability to grow internationally as deutsche bank says in the report. and again, trip adviser. trip adviser at $38 i think is more upside...
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i think what we are doing is consolidating and moving towards a smaller environment. i think we have smaller investors who can deliver returns. >> what do you mean by that? types of funtds they are investing in. >> that's correct. i will see many professionals from wall street leaving this side of the business. south side of the business and go to the buy side of the business. and expressing their invest many in the criteria. >> they have what kind of outcome or compromise or deal they might need. >> right. >> in some shape taxes will good up. how do investors prepare for that? >> the way investors prepare for that, most well healed investors have prepared for that and embarked on that strategy. that the problem with taxes going up. the people who can best deal with it are already dealing with it. many people are thinking about different opportunities. >> you've been spot on about a of the risks the last few years. what is the biggest risk to you right now? >> biggest risk rye out in -- >> well not personally but in the markets. >> well, we can talk about racing too.
i think what we are doing is consolidating and moving towards a smaller environment. i think we have smaller investors who can deliver returns. >> what do you mean by that? types of funtds they are investing in. >> that's correct. i will see many professionals from wall street leaving this side of the business. south side of the business and go to the buy side of the business. and expressing their invest many in the criteria. >> they have what kind of outcome or compromise or...
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when you look at the environment you can fully understand it. i love the skpaks. >> take a look at yum!. yum!'s u.s. sales has grown. the dollar menu is back. don't confuse higher sales against some very, very reports and we've got a low bar with profitability. it won't be there. >> profitability comes from breakfast. they're killing them in china. >> i'm going to look at the valuation for me growing too slow. >> it will be over 100 bucks six months from now. >> if the market's up. >> you guys have made compelling cases. let's send it over to our jury, if you would. dr. j., who made the more compelling argument. >> well, okay, so i'm the guy that cuts the baby in half, then, judge, because i do think stephen's made good arguments but i've got to go with pete. there's no hard landing at all with china. >> shouldn't be recused from this? >> like pete says, this is going to be higher six months from this. >> let's take the fellow g gargantuga gargantuan brother out of it. pete is right. we understand the macro challenge is challenging. what did the
when you look at the environment you can fully understand it. i love the skpaks. >> take a look at yum!. yum!'s u.s. sales has grown. the dollar menu is back. don't confuse higher sales against some very, very reports and we've got a low bar with profitability. it won't be there. >> profitability comes from breakfast. they're killing them in china. >> i'm going to look at the valuation for me growing too slow. >> it will be over 100 bucks six months from now. >> if...
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this bank could do really well in an environment of rising interest rates, but the fed has made it very clear that rates will stay low until at least 2015. so you know what? let's take a pass on that one. let's do some tweets. thank you, viewers, for making it so that i have more than 600,000 followers. thank you very much. happened just the other day. let's take our first tweet from @nfalex who says what's your take on -- it's the old part of kraft. the stock price has been trading down since the old spinoff. it drives me crazy when stephanie link and i buy for the charitable trust. the charitable trust follows stocks. you can follow along with actionalertsplus.com. and they don't immediately pop. this is the p.m. of philip morris when altria split. it's the fast-growing snacks business overseas, it's going to be great. now here's the problem. it acts terribly. so what you can say is therefore it's bad or you can do the homework like we did, recognize we've got a terrific restructuring, recognize it's going to have great growth, and you buy it and be a little patient. it is not going t
this bank could do really well in an environment of rising interest rates, but the fed has made it very clear that rates will stay low until at least 2015. so you know what? let's take a pass on that one. let's do some tweets. thank you, viewers, for making it so that i have more than 600,000 followers. thank you very much. happened just the other day. let's take our first tweet from @nfalex who says what's your take on -- it's the old part of kraft. the stock price has been trading down since...
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this environment is -- i think the pendulum has swung the other way. i think it puts a really big stronghold on the potential for growth going forward. at least in the short term with these banks. >> favorite financial. >> well, right now i would actually say regents financial. i think it has a lot of upside. it has the southeast leverage and credit recovery. i think hopefully we'll get a modest buyback. i think the stock actually is something that could go up another 30, 40% without a lot of trouble. >> and march is when the banks have to put their plan forward. >> the plan is being put forward now. they're getting two shots at it, much better than last year where they simply rejected plans. this year, if the plans are rejected, they get to resubmit. this year i think the banks will be conservative. >> see if citigroup makes the cut this time. favorite regional? >> sun trust banks. i like it a lot. plays into this regional play with the housing recover write rates low. >> okay. good. thank you, both, for joining us. >>> we're starting to lose altitude
this environment is -- i think the pendulum has swung the other way. i think it puts a really big stronghold on the potential for growth going forward. at least in the short term with these banks. >> favorite financial. >> well, right now i would actually say regents financial. i think it has a lot of upside. it has the southeast leverage and credit recovery. i think hopefully we'll get a modest buyback. i think the stock actually is something that could go up another 30, 40%...
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. >> all of these are stocks you would choose in a rainy environment, a sunshine environment, they're going to weather it out? >> for right now they absolutely are. i absolute hold these in my personal and client portfolios as well. >> main street capital, western digital, lukoil and ross stores. you're on the record. >>> we're going to list the stocks that have made it out of the middle market and into the big leagues. >>> and what should and shouldn't companies post on social media? the man who's posted things he probably shouldn't have himself. you know what i'm talking about, howard. r ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's
. >> all of these are stocks you would choose in a rainy environment, a sunshine environment, they're going to weather it out? >> for right now they absolutely are. i absolute hold these in my personal and client portfolios as well. >> main street capital, western digital, lukoil and ross stores. you're on the record. >>> we're going to list the stocks that have made it out of the middle market and into the big leagues. >>> and what should and shouldn't...
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., there is he' a multi-faceted concerted effort to make change in the environment kids are in during the day. homes, school, sports programs, so, they've removed a lot of the junk food. they've removed a the lot of agents of obesity and diabetes from the children's environment and has a profound impact. >> do you break it down by race or ethnicity, has that been done? >> yes, to a certain extent we saw a slighter, greater he decrease among white children in new york, however, in philadelphia, they saw the increase greater, the decrease, a larger number-- how do you say that, a bigger decrease among children of color in philadelphia so it's not an exact thing, but you're seeing the needle move and i think that's most important. you and i started doing interviews, i think, six, seven years ago. >> been a while. stuart: you made a name for yourself when you moved to new jersey-- >> i was in new jersey, seven years ago i was in new jersey. stuart: and you objected to your children being offered cupcakes at birthday parties at school. >> right. stuart: that's how you got to our attention,
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so that we can create an environment for businesses to create jobs. gerri: long-term talks about this. a long way to go. i wish would come he would come back and maybe we will have a conversation. i really appreciate your coming on the show, thank you so much and i think you for having me. gerri: now we want to know what you think. banda gerriwillis.com, vote on the right-hand side of the screen. we have lots more in the show. twenty-six days until we fall off the fiscal cliff. is that what democrats want us to do? pictures seem so. we go live to capitol hill in 10 minutes. while congress talked about wanting to cut excess spending, the numbers may tell a different story. i will break it down coming up next. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in econocs, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise ur rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. gerri: where
so that we can create an environment for businesses to create jobs. gerri: long-term talks about this. a long way to go. i wish would come he would come back and maybe we will have a conversation. i really appreciate your coming on the show, thank you so much and i think you for having me. gerri: now we want to know what you think. banda gerriwillis.com, vote on the right-hand side of the screen. we have lots more in the show. twenty-six days until we fall off the fiscal cliff. is that what...
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i think american corporations have done a terrific job of coping with a tough regulatory environment, a tough financial. the aftermath of this financial crisis. a lot of negative publicity. and made a lot of money. >> we want to rise above. do we not have a debt ceiling right after that? >> the debt ceiling. the interesting question whether they're going to roll -- >> here's what i think. we haven't talked about this. so i say president obama allows us to go over the cliff temporarily so that all the rates go up. then the democrats introduce a bill to lower it for 9 %, do some other stiff -- 98%, do some other stuff they want to do. then the republicans say fine but we've got to hold the debt ceiling, that's the next bargaining chip. i don't think we can use rides above for the debt ceiling because we don't want to rise above the debt ceiling. we have to come one new buttons -- >> pins, the whole thing. yeah. that is a dilemma. what a polemic -- >> constantino is cutting me off. you're going to hold that against me? all right. >> you can hear the voice in my head. >> yeah. he's mad be
i think american corporations have done a terrific job of coping with a tough regulatory environment, a tough financial. the aftermath of this financial crisis. a lot of negative publicity. and made a lot of money. >> we want to rise above. do we not have a debt ceiling right after that? >> the debt ceiling. the interesting question whether they're going to roll -- >> here's what i think. we haven't talked about this. so i say president obama allows us to go over the cliff...
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economy past this model through environment, you will see a slight acceleration in the second half. cheryl: your last point is manufacturing. in the report, it was basically flat. we had downward revision for september and october from the report. you are not concerned about that sector at all? >> i am not concerned about that sector. we are looking at a longer-term and the impact it has on the u.s. economy. when you look at what the u.s. does in a manufacturing basis, we manufacture 18.2% of other manufactured goods in the world today. that is bigger than japan. that is bigger than china. it is a very significant number. we do it better and less expensively. cheryl: a report saying it would be a good thing for this country if we begin to export natural gas. it would be good for the u.s. economy. some, especially in washington, saying it would be a bad thing. it would be a job killer. >> it is hard to me to figure that out. i think we have to find a balance between exports and the cheap fuel in the united states which will cause that energy less dependence. cheryl: it would be nice
economy past this model through environment, you will see a slight acceleration in the second half. cheryl: your last point is manufacturing. in the report, it was basically flat. we had downward revision for september and october from the report. you are not concerned about that sector at all? >> i am not concerned about that sector. we are looking at a longer-term and the impact it has on the u.s. economy. when you look at what the u.s. does in a manufacturing basis, we manufacture...
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. >> scott, let me ask you again how you want to allocate capital then in that environment. i know george young is with us again, joining the conversation. i want to ask you the same question. go ahead, scott. how are you investing right now? >> maria, i think the best way forward is the way it's worked since the bottom of the market in 2009. risk assets are where it's at. the fed is very supportive. the consumer is back and engaged. housing is getting better. the fiscal cliff is actually constructive from the standpoint it causes people to come together and compromise because going over the cliff while we may do it for a short time period is not beneficial to anybody. it hurts everybody. >> so risk assets being, what, technology? what does that mean, technology? >> not necessarily. we would stay with dividend payers. we would also dip our toe into europe into some very high-quality, multicountry stocks there. mostly on consumer discretionary stocks as well. >> george, we haven't forgotten you yet. scott, i have a question for you. just noticed today france and germany's sto
. >> scott, let me ask you again how you want to allocate capital then in that environment. i know george young is with us again, joining the conversation. i want to ask you the same question. go ahead, scott. how are you investing right now? >> maria, i think the best way forward is the way it's worked since the bottom of the market in 2009. risk assets are where it's at. the fed is very supportive. the consumer is back and engaged. housing is getting better. the fiscal cliff is...
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and even though you're a long-term investor, at some point, you may look at the macro environment and say it's time to reduce some positions, at what point do you reach that tipping point? >> that's a great point. i'd be very sproized if two months resulted in an unemployment increase from 8% to 10%. i find that hard to reconcile. if we go over the fiscal cliff and there's no deal for the course of the year, we will absolutely be in another recession, no question about that. but going over the cliff for a month, it will hurt confidence, it will keep businesses on the sidelines, investors on the sidelines. it will hurt the economy. it's not a good thing, don't get me wrong. but going from 8% to 11% for one or two months fiscal cliff, that sounds extreme. i think if there's absolute gridlock in washington -- and right now washington seems to be on another planet. all of us in the markets, people at home, people in the country want republicans and democrats to work together. everyone seems to want that except for republicans and democrats. if they really are as far apart as they seem at
and even though you're a long-term investor, at some point, you may look at the macro environment and say it's time to reduce some positions, at what point do you reach that tipping point? >> that's a great point. i'd be very sproized if two months resulted in an unemployment increase from 8% to 10%. i find that hard to reconcile. if we go over the fiscal cliff and there's no deal for the course of the year, we will absolutely be in another recession, no question about that. but going...
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i think the key question is going to be is that sustainable in an environment that's very promotional and with a competitor, sam's, that is starting to pivot toward more price reinvestment. >> your skepticism echos what the journal had this morning. great business, smart model, great balance sheet management, but at $98 here, it's hard to move the stock s that your thesis? >> it is. the stock is certainly richly valued. we also think that costco is largely a membership fee model. the company increased the membership fee about a year ago. you're now seeing decelerated growth for membership fees. it was a nice part of the thesis. that's kind of in the rear view mirror. the stock looks expensive. not a lot of margin opportunity in the model. it's a good growth opportunity. a phenomenal business. really fully valued here. >> finally, colin, the special dividend took a lot of people by surprise. do you think that marks a shift in the behavior of balance sheet management at the company? >> the company is extremely underleveraged, i.e. overcapitalized. they have excess cash. i think they lik
i think the key question is going to be is that sustainable in an environment that's very promotional and with a competitor, sam's, that is starting to pivot toward more price reinvestment. >> your skepticism echos what the journal had this morning. great business, smart model, great balance sheet management, but at $98 here, it's hard to move the stock s that your thesis? >> it is. the stock is certainly richly valued. we also think that costco is largely a membership fee model....
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. >> that environment in essence, why be in cash? why be in treasuries? they're forcing you to go out and acquire risk -- whether you believe it's artificial or not. i think there is credibility in the belief that the lot of it is artificial stimulation. >> doesn't matter. >> it doesn't matter. >> market's going up. you want to be a part of it. >> the market, you are being forced into risk assets. it looks like europe is improving. looks like i merging markets are improving. there's other places for the flows of capital to go. not just the u.s. >> i think boehner sounded like today he was overplaying his hand a little bit. if you step back from the rhetoric, the back and forth posturing in washington, i think you have a market that if you look back in october, the s&p was trading 1470. it pulled all the way back after the election. now we took right out the 1425 level which was major support on the way down. we cut right through it this morning. the s&p is trading up over 1430 right now. i don't see anything between this 1430 level and 1450. and from ther
. >> that environment in essence, why be in cash? why be in treasuries? they're forcing you to go out and acquire risk -- whether you believe it's artificial or not. i think there is credibility in the belief that the lot of it is artificial stimulation. >> doesn't matter. >> it doesn't matter. >> market's going up. you want to be a part of it. >> the market, you are being forced into risk assets. it looks like europe is improving. looks like i merging markets are...
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face is going to keep a lid on growth, and so what we see is an extension of the rather slow-growth environment had a we've seen that will help propel equity prices higher but not dramatically over the next year or two. >> bob pisani likened the fiscal cliff to y2k, and it is to a certain degree, at least in terms of decision and hiring and that kind of thing, it's creating some kind of paralysis. you talked to the traders here on the floor of the stock exchange. is it creating paralysis for them as well? they are not making any big bets until they know what happened. >> y2k created a lot of talk but didn't have impact on the stock market. i was here for that. the fiscal cliff has more impact, and it did today. i watched what the markets are doing today. today when bernanke was on, i saw interest rates move up, bond yields move up, highs for the day, and i saw stocks move down. that's kind of the opposite of what bernanke was wanting to have happen. >> right. >> and two things, guys, that did that. number one, he was questioned persistently about the fiscal cliff and had to come out and say wha
face is going to keep a lid on growth, and so what we see is an extension of the rather slow-growth environment had a we've seen that will help propel equity prices higher but not dramatically over the next year or two. >> bob pisani likened the fiscal cliff to y2k, and it is to a certain degree, at least in terms of decision and hiring and that kind of thing, it's creating some kind of paralysis. you talked to the traders here on the floor of the stock exchange. is it creating paralysis...
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entry on this year it will be the disconnect between economics and markets we continue to be in an environment where people don't have a great many opses. that's why these options that look so threatening action they reverse so quickly. as long as that continues to be the case. they're going to -- >> it's very simple. last night it came out that. >> i'm going to make it simple here, not for the viewers. they came out and ticked four tea party members. that took them -- some republicans are willing to adopt a much more done scilla torrie approach. that's what's driving the market. it's going to continue to drive the market. >> you're saying this is cliff driven? >> absolutely. ivities market wasn't doing all that much. the president made some comments today in front of the business roundtable. all of a sudden, we start to do explode to the up side a bit. guys, i know the music is playing, but there's a look at hewlett-packard. up 4%, pete. >> absolutely. >> there are areas you talk about, last thing is technical, look at the xlf. >>> up next, the probability that lawmakers will defy if the odds
entry on this year it will be the disconnect between economics and markets we continue to be in an environment where people don't have a great many opses. that's why these options that look so threatening action they reverse so quickly. as long as that continues to be the case. they're going to -- >> it's very simple. last night it came out that. >> i'm going to make it simple here, not for the viewers. they came out and ticked four tea party members. that took them -- some...
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in this revenue environment, that means being much tighter on expenses than citigroup has historically done. cheryl: $476 billion they took during the financial crisis. the government was there to help citigroup and lend them a hand. is this new citigroup going to be a better citigroup? >> i certainly think there will be four more focus on generating the operating leverage in each of the individual businesses in the company has been for quite some time. in our view, citigroup's model for the past decade or so has really focused on growth and specifically within revenue growth. not so much within expense discipline. now you have two gentlemen that are focused making sure the expense dividend is part of the story. cheryl: we are so top-heavy covetous bureaucratic, too many middle managers and players. what do they need to do to deliver on the earnings per share and kind of get the taint off of the name citigroup. >> getting rid of what's referred to as taint is a long, slow process that won't be done in one press release or one day or one earnings announcement. i think the fact that you
in this revenue environment, that means being much tighter on expenses than citigroup has historically done. cheryl: $476 billion they took during the financial crisis. the government was there to help citigroup and lend them a hand. is this new citigroup going to be a better citigroup? >> i certainly think there will be four more focus on generating the operating leverage in each of the individual businesses in the company has been for quite some time. in our view, citigroup's model for...
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some worry it affects the water supply and the environment. joining us now is any gruber from the environmental system, i am going to give you the chance to give a commercial here for your company. what you do if i am not mistaken is you clean the water which comes out of the ground after a capital to one operation takes place. that is what you do. is that correct? >> that is correct. stuart: this business is booming. >> business has been very good. we actually specialize in industrial waste water treatment. so we took an application that we use in the food industry and apply to oil and gas industry because both of them have one thing in common. stuart: environmentalists are concerned about fracking. if you inject this water and sand and chemicals the underground, you can pollute the water supply. you are telling us that you can get away from the adverse affects of fracking, clean the water as it comes back out again. that is what you do. you can mitigate the adverse effects of fracking. that is what you are saying? >> when the water flows bac
some worry it affects the water supply and the environment. joining us now is any gruber from the environmental system, i am going to give you the chance to give a commercial here for your company. what you do if i am not mistaken is you clean the water which comes out of the ground after a capital to one operation takes place. that is what you do. is that correct? >> that is correct. stuart: this business is booming. >> business has been very good. we actually specialize in...
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guys, we had all the heavy hitters here today, talking the fiscal cliff and that low interest rate environment. and actually this morning, the ceo of goldman sachs actually just went ahead and called it a bond bubble. too many companies borrowing too long-term and those cheap rates. very interesting comment. and this afternoon, some private eck by can i titans piggy backed that, talking about what the costs mean for the u.s. government especially when it is negotiating the fiscal cliff. >> you should really get an aggressive deal done, because it's for sure clear you're going to have an upward move in interest rates and when it does, we'll be in the same soup again. >> right now, we're spending about $250 billion more or less on interest. if we had normalized interest rates, what you normally would think at this kind of period of time, post-recession, we would be spending $600 billion a year for interest, given how much we're borrowing. we're not spending that much because interest rates are so low. >> so, rubenstein saying we'll incur those prices at a later date, but another said it will pay
guys, we had all the heavy hitters here today, talking the fiscal cliff and that low interest rate environment. and actually this morning, the ceo of goldman sachs actually just went ahead and called it a bond bubble. too many companies borrowing too long-term and those cheap rates. very interesting comment. and this afternoon, some private eck by can i titans piggy backed that, talking about what the costs mean for the u.s. government especially when it is negotiating the fiscal cliff....
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obviously you have to go firm by firm and business by business but the revenue environment is not great. reasonably well telegraphed. as you saw, only about 25% of these cost saves are coming at the investment bank. and even when you dig down deeper, at least half of those are more on the opposite of i.t. when you go through many layers of details, it is not like the billion cost saves are coming right ow of the bonus pool. i'd just say city is in a similar enough spot as most of the firms on street related to bonuses. >> you put out a note today where you wrote, "citi is already pretty efficient with an efficiency ratio better than most peers." i kind of did a double take on that because i thought they were a giant, bloated, highly inefficient, oversized big bank? >> well, i didn't say all the big banks were efficient,dy? no. look, that is -- i put out actually a precursor to the note last week that said the same thing and it was a bit of an eye opener for people. people have been frustrated with citi saying basically $48 billion to $50 billion of expenses on an annual basis for the la
obviously you have to go firm by firm and business by business but the revenue environment is not great. reasonably well telegraphed. as you saw, only about 25% of these cost saves are coming at the investment bank. and even when you dig down deeper, at least half of those are more on the opposite of i.t. when you go through many layers of details, it is not like the billion cost saves are coming right ow of the bonus pool. i'd just say city is in a similar enough spot as most of the firms on...
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this is a very unnatural environment. it could last a long time but eventually there will be a price to pay. eventually the bar closes and the party stops. i don't know when that is. at some point next year. this is not a job creator. q e 3 does not create jobs or growth. that is something the fed chairman highlighted. is not happening with this three program. dennis: let's go to constance hunt, an economist who looks at fixed-income. what is going to happen today versus what should happen? >> they're going to announce more bond buying but you have to put this in global context. we have the ecb which is going to lower rates in the beginning of the year and the bank of japan which will do some really serious quantitative easing. up until now they have just been dabbling. when you add this all together the fed is acting in concert with these other central banks but also you have the global economy and a moribund seat, looking at growth next year for the developed world of 1.4%. i don't think the fed had the choice even if i
this is a very unnatural environment. it could last a long time but eventually there will be a price to pay. eventually the bar closes and the party stops. i don't know when that is. at some point next year. this is not a job creator. q e 3 does not create jobs or growth. that is something the fed chairman highlighted. is not happening with this three program. dennis: let's go to constance hunt, an economist who looks at fixed-income. what is going to happen today versus what should happen?...
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the point is if you're in a low return environment, you can ratchet up performance in a higher quartile, the other thing is it's not just hedge funds. they're the whipping boy. it's long only funds, they want to get that morningstar fifth star. on the other side of it, i used to know a guy when he ran a hedge fund he would sell into the markup and buy it back the next day which is great if you're not a taxable fund because he knew it was a hark wrup so this story is as old as lincoln getting shot at ford theater. i don't think there's anything here, it's very difficult to prove. >> of all of the street's top strategists, tom lee could nail the number on where the s&p will close out 2012. his prediction of 14,030 is looking better by the day. tom welcome, good to see you again. >> thanks. >> how does that factor in? i don't know if you heard geithner on our air yesterday with steve liesman but sounded like a guy prepared to go cliff diving. >> i did hear that and you know, that's not very constructive talk because at the end of the day, you know, if we have a recession, the depth of that
the point is if you're in a low return environment, you can ratchet up performance in a higher quartile, the other thing is it's not just hedge funds. they're the whipping boy. it's long only funds, they want to get that morningstar fifth star. on the other side of it, i used to know a guy when he ran a hedge fund he would sell into the markup and buy it back the next day which is great if you're not a taxable fund because he knew it was a hark wrup so this story is as old as lincoln getting...
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you haven't seen a rebound in housing so all those in our part of it so while we are going through an environment with incredibly low interest rates, the financial sector is not making the money they once were. they need to be able to adapt and make some cuts. eventually at some point in time there will be a light at the end of the tunnel but right now is just management potentially cutting back to make sure they have got realistic numbers relative to what is going on today and tomorrow with regard to the economy. liz: only adds more fear to the market, the retail trader, the investor has been sitting on the sidelines. you know that as well as i do. e di ameritrade down, the stock down 20% since september of 2009. there was so much fear their and trading volumes of not gotten back to the heyday. what would get the retail investor off of the sidelines? >> number one, clarity. you talk about that an awful lot depended on the market place. once we get some sort of resolution in terms of what is going on with the tax structure and to tighten cuts and incremental revenues, what is happening with the w
you haven't seen a rebound in housing so all those in our part of it so while we are going through an environment with incredibly low interest rates, the financial sector is not making the money they once were. they need to be able to adapt and make some cuts. eventually at some point in time there will be a light at the end of the tunnel but right now is just management potentially cutting back to make sure they have got realistic numbers relative to what is going on today and tomorrow with...
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home for the weekend, back to their district, many traveling at taxpayer expense during this kind of environment, the optics are not particularly good. does that resonate with you, congressman waters? >> well, no. as matter of fact, constituent are anxious to talk with us. they are always pleased to see us. they want an update. they want to know what is going on. of course dhe are encouraging us to bring this to a close. to reach some kind of agreement. but they don't mind us being home, if we're not doing anything. they want us there talking with them. and interacting with them. >> you know, speaker boehner says, and the people on the gop side, generally say we have a spending problem not particularly a revenue problem. i want to get your thought on that. and i assume maybe you would say we have both problems in this country. but if that is your point of view, which is your more acute one? spending issue or revenue issue? >> well, the fact of the matter is, we have to have revenue to run this country. a lot of people don't think about the fact that the food is safe, the water is safe. and that
home for the weekend, back to their district, many traveling at taxpayer expense during this kind of environment, the optics are not particularly good. does that resonate with you, congressman waters? >> well, no. as matter of fact, constituent are anxious to talk with us. they are always pleased to see us. they want an update. they want to know what is going on. of course dhe are encouraging us to bring this to a close. to reach some kind of agreement. but they don't mind us being home,...
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texas in just a few minutes but steve, if i could start with you, talk to us about the entrepreneurial environment right now in america. we hear two things. one, we hear that when the economy is not doing all that well, it's the best time ever to try and start something new. and then on the other hand, we hear that a lot of what's going on in america is keeping entrepreneurs from starting those new ventures. >> well, some of that is true. start-ups are down in the last five years. about 23%. but it is worth remembering that we started as a start-up. this company was a start-up in the last couple years, the reason we're the leading economy is because of the entrepreneurs building start-ups that have really powered our economy. we really need to as a nation double down on entrepreneurship. some of that is what needs to happen in washington, the jobs act that passed six months ago, the broad bipartisan support dealt with crowd funding and on-ramp for ipos. start-up app 2.0 introduces with bipartisan support. there's a role for washington but there's also a role for the private sector particularly ent
texas in just a few minutes but steve, if i could start with you, talk to us about the entrepreneurial environment right now in america. we hear two things. one, we hear that when the economy is not doing all that well, it's the best time ever to try and start something new. and then on the other hand, we hear that a lot of what's going on in america is keeping entrepreneurs from starting those new ventures. >> well, some of that is true. start-ups are down in the last five years. about...
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and you'll see lyric can also give you exceptionally clear, natural sound in quiet and noisy environments because of how it works with your ear's own anatom (testimonial section) (testimonial section) (ttimonial section) did you know, 94% of people o use lyric would recommend lyric to a friend or loved one. can your hearing aido all this? lyric can. to learn more about lyric'sadva, call or visit trylyc.com for a risk--free 30--d trial offer. you'll also get a free informational dvd and brochure. why wait? hear today what a little lyric cacacan do for you. lyric from phonak. life is on. >> thursday morning, there's one number out every morning at 8:30 eastern, unemployment claims, 370,000, that's a very high number. historically speaking. the big employment number tomorrow morning 8:30 eastern. to the big board, we are down 8 points in the very early going. the whole question though is where is apple going to open up this morning? well, we're 15 seconds into the trading day and apple has dropped another $11 a share. and we're down 6% yesterday and down 2% and now, 527. that's the quote on
and you'll see lyric can also give you exceptionally clear, natural sound in quiet and noisy environments because of how it works with your ear's own anatom (testimonial section) (testimonial section) (ttimonial section) did you know, 94% of people o use lyric would recommend lyric to a friend or loved one. can your hearing aido all this? lyric can. to learn more about lyric'sadva, call or visit trylyc.com for a risk--free 30--d trial offer. you'll also get a free informational dvd and...
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globalization and the environment. aig has struck a deal with a chinese consortium to sell nearly all of its airline. it will buy just over 80% for more than $4.2 billion. with the option of buying nearly 10% more of the business. reportedly to be the worst since the financial crisis in 2008. the average bonus this year will be $101,000. that is down 60.5% from last year. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td aritrade. dennis: lloyd apparently putting his money where his mouth is. it is a good time to invest in real estate. he has bought th
globalization and the environment. aig has struck a deal with a chinese consortium to sell nearly all of its airline. it will buy just over 80% for more than $4.2 billion. with the option of buying nearly 10% more of the business. reportedly to be the worst since the financial crisis in 2008. the average bonus this year will be $101,000. that is down 60.5% from last year. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ get married, have a couple of kids, [...
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and you'll see lyr can also give you exceptionally clear, natural sound in quiet and noisy environments because of how it works with your ear's own anatomy. (testimonial section) (testimonial secti) (testinial s section did you know, 94% of people who use lyric would recommend lyric to afrien. can your hearing aid do all this? lyric can. toearn more about lyric's advanced technology, call or visit trylyric.com for a risk--free 30--day trial offer. you'll also get a free informational dvd and ochure why wait? hear today what a little lyric cacan do f you. lyric from phonak. life is on. stuart: the bad economy, taxes regulations they will take a bite out of bonuses for wall street workers this year. don't feel too bad, though. the aaerage bonus for wall street worker will be about $101,000. which is 16 1/2% less than last year and a 50% decline from the good old days back in 2006. >>> we love to show you cool expensive items on this program. we had diamonds last week. remember? well, today, is the second day of hanukkah. we have some very expensive menorahs. joining us now is the founder
and you'll see lyr can also give you exceptionally clear, natural sound in quiet and noisy environments because of how it works with your ear's own anatomy. (testimonial section) (testimonial secti) (testinial s section did you know, 94% of people who use lyric would recommend lyric to afrien. can your hearing aid do all this? lyric can. toearn more about lyric's advanced technology, call or visit trylyric.com for a risk--free 30--day trial offer. you'll also get a free informational dvd and...
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this is the environment. it bodes very well. another winning day here on wall street. drug stocks, bank stocks doing well. the vix, the fear index, is to the downside. let's take a look at urban outfitters. taking a look at their quarterly sales. they are looking better than expected. under their umbrella is a name brand that a lot of the teenagers know very well. they had a good block friday. urban outfitters is up over two dollars. back to you. connell: as we get close to this fiscal cliff, both sides agreeing to get serious. we have heard the house speaker will update us on the talks within that hour from house floor. we will hear what speaker banner has to say. joining us right now are to congressman. would you vote if there was an agreement? >> i think it will be a balanced plan that will increase revenues by raising the rates on upper income families, but, at the same time, agreeing to substantial cuts. connell: the reason i started by asking that question is because i am sure it is frustrating, the members of congress to not be involved in this. this is two guys
this is the environment. it bodes very well. another winning day here on wall street. drug stocks, bank stocks doing well. the vix, the fear index, is to the downside. let's take a look at urban outfitters. taking a look at their quarterly sales. they are looking better than expected. under their umbrella is a name brand that a lot of the teenagers know very well. they had a good block friday. urban outfitters is up over two dollars. back to you. connell: as we get close to this fiscal cliff,...
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that's obviously not a great environment to move things along. the optimists on both sides think we're going to get a deal, not by christmas, but by new year's. if you ask people, what's the next step? what gets things moving? it's still complicated, and nobody has a consensus on that. the biggest challenge is how you strike a deal this year that has some things left undone for next year. and there's all sorts of people thinking about different kinds of triggers, different kind of things that say, well, if congress doesn't do x, then y kicks in, but there's no agreement on what those need to be. there's going to be more revenue, but things like entitlement reform, tax reform, those things are still very unsettled. >> so senator tom coburn yesterday on "morning joe" became the latest to break rank, saying he could support president obama's tax proposal. coburn joins a growing chorus of republicans from outside the house of representatives, urging house leadership to clear the way for a broad deal that would include tax increases on the wealthy. ho
that's obviously not a great environment to move things along. the optimists on both sides think we're going to get a deal, not by christmas, but by new year's. if you ask people, what's the next step? what gets things moving? it's still complicated, and nobody has a consensus on that. the biggest challenge is how you strike a deal this year that has some things left undone for next year. and there's all sorts of people thinking about different kinds of triggers, different kind of things that...
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why is that environment so favorable? >> okay. that is a very good point. a lot of times when you exercise, they say "no pain, no gain." this is just all pain. if you look at forward earnings. look at the way the market is trading. it is not depressed levels. we are almost at recession territory. a lot of that pessimism, a lot of that pain, is already priced in. it will not necessarily be good for the economy, but it does not necessarily mean it will be that for the markets. connell: the market has been up and down today. i am interested to hear you talk about pessimism. as we have reported a couple times today, the s&p 500 may do something it has not done in years. >> it does not sound like a lot of pessimism. compare where we were a few months ago. if you think that where we are now, we should be, probably, closer to 1505, s&p 500. back in september, it was looking like we were going to go off to 1450. putting that in that longer-term context, we should be a lot higher than where we are right now. connell: in particular, the sectors and those type of stoc
why is that environment so favorable? >> okay. that is a very good point. a lot of times when you exercise, they say "no pain, no gain." this is just all pain. if you look at forward earnings. look at the way the market is trading. it is not depressed levels. we are almost at recession territory. a lot of that pessimism, a lot of that pain, is already priced in. it will not necessarily be good for the economy, but it does not necessarily mean it will be that for the markets....
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we're liking inflationary environment down the road. this is bad news. >> you could could make the argument invite blowing past short term helpful, long term payne full. melissa: spending cuts, tax hikes are very dramatic going over the cliff. when you look at numbers, still is like five to one raising taxes to cutting spending. >> that's right. melissa: no one is really talking about cutting spending. isn't that the first thing you would do? if your fiscal house was in such disarray, household at home, first thing you do is stop spending. no one is doing that. >> what scares me, is that point. whether you agree or disagree hiking taxes i am not a fan of it but i think it will come. we can get past this. charlie gasparino and i have argued this. one of the consequences of the election the president will probably get his way raising most rates. melissa: right. >> i'm not saying i'm a fan. let's get past that, let's make it happen. republicans realize you lost election you didn't suddenly lose your backbone. this should be precursor getti
we're liking inflationary environment down the road. this is bad news. >> you could could make the argument invite blowing past short term helpful, long term payne full. melissa: spending cuts, tax hikes are very dramatic going over the cliff. when you look at numbers, still is like five to one raising taxes to cutting spending. >> that's right. melissa: no one is really talking about cutting spending. isn't that the first thing you would do? if your fiscal house was in such...
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still a difficult operating environment. under the former chancellor's plan, we would have been borrowing less in the next three years. because the government has failed to get our economy growing and because the policies have pushed us into recent double dip recession, they'll be pr rowing 212 billion pounds more than they planned. put that in context, that is the equivalent of what we in the uk will be spending this financial year on health, transport and defense in aggregate. >> you were talking quite rightly about the low level of he have credit growth in the uk, which has obviously been a feature of this period. but there's a question of what's cause and what's effect there. the banks will tell you that that problem is not so much availability of credit, there's credit demand and even in the mortgage sector which under normal circumstances you might have been eager to see people borrow money. we're seeing net repayments for the first time for a very, very long time. so you can take the economy to water, but you can't ma
still a difficult operating environment. under the former chancellor's plan, we would have been borrowing less in the next three years. because the government has failed to get our economy growing and because the policies have pushed us into recent double dip recession, they'll be pr rowing 212 billion pounds more than they planned. put that in context, that is the equivalent of what we in the uk will be spending this financial year on health, transport and defense in aggregate. >> you...
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challenging environment for priceline even though it says the shares are still attractively values. road map is going to go like this. fiscal cliff face-off coming to an end. the president and the speaker holding a meeting at the white house this weekend. we are live in washington with the latest. what it all could mean for the che. whether or not we go over the cliff could have a major impact on the markets in 2013. barclays coming out with its outlook. we'll talk to their first strategist. weeks away from christmas but today is the busiest day actually i think in corporate history for fedex. millions of deliveries being processed. we'll take you live to a fedex center as millions of dollars, nothing to laugh about. we'll introduce you to the entrepreneur who has managed to make big money making people laugh with his company cheeseburger. that's coming up later this hour. we'll start in washington. president obama, speaker boehner met face-to-face over the weekend to talk some fiscal cliff. our john harwood is live at the white house with more on that. john, good morning. >> good m
challenging environment for priceline even though it says the shares are still attractively values. road map is going to go like this. fiscal cliff face-off coming to an end. the president and the speaker holding a meeting at the white house this weekend. we are live in washington with the latest. what it all could mean for the che. whether or not we go over the cliff could have a major impact on the markets in 2013. barclays coming out with its outlook. we'll talk to their first strategist....
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in that environment you would see modest upward pressure on yields. now, is it possible that you would get more upward pressure on yields. possible. you're starting from a very low level. if the economy were to accelerate more sharply. if we were to get a more expansionary fiscal year. if the payroll tax cut was extended i don't expect that but if that were to happen, that probably would put more awkward pressure on longer term yields. >> setting up next week, fed meeting, an event or not? >> i think it's pretty clear what we're going to see in at least the broad outline. i would expect continued pace of asset purchases at $85 billion a month. that is widely expected. i think for good reason. i think that there are some questions about the details, of course, what are mature ranges going to be and things like that. you'll always have those kind of questions so there's uncertainty there. i don't think we're going to see a lot of new innovation beyond that sort of extension of the $85 billion pace of purchases. >> good to see you. thanks. >>> still ahea
in that environment you would see modest upward pressure on yields. now, is it possible that you would get more upward pressure on yields. possible. you're starting from a very low level. if the economy were to accelerate more sharply. if we were to get a more expansionary fiscal year. if the payroll tax cut was extended i don't expect that but if that were to happen, that probably would put more awkward pressure on longer term yields. >> setting up next week, fed meeting, an event or...
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cheesecake factory, they are talking about lessening full time workers, going to part time, in the environment where we're looking at 8% unemployment, this isn't about solving the economy. it's very obvious now. stuart: all politics all the time, it is redistribution, it's neo-socialism, forget what it will actually do to economic growth, no, what will it do for my political legacy? >> that's the point. it's advancing the causes of bureaucracy and dependency. so you have people who they no long very a full-time job. they have a part-time job. they need more government benefits you need a bigger bureaucracy to administer it. i'm not a big government fan. if you catch say the euro train on the continent two hours from brussels, that's pretty good, if you want government spending, here's something to show for it. there's nothing to show for it here except the department of bureaucratic compliance. charles: this was a big beef with the stimulus package. they are like -- they built a bridge that took me to stuart and it took them two years to do it. charles: hold on a second. i have to go to nicole
cheesecake factory, they are talking about lessening full time workers, going to part time, in the environment where we're looking at 8% unemployment, this isn't about solving the economy. it's very obvious now. stuart: all politics all the time, it is redistribution, it's neo-socialism, forget what it will actually do to economic growth, no, what will it do for my political legacy? >> that's the point. it's advancing the causes of bureaucracy and dependency. so you have people who they...
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how do you continue to grow share in an increasingly competitive environment? >> well, we try to stay ahead of the game. we have collections. i think one of the big trademarks of our product is the quality and intensity of colors, of course, joe kohler has been tremendous for us. the whole joe market opened up the professional market. we stay true to the course. when they get opi on their nails, you know it is quality. sometimes they would pay a little bit more to get a better product. that is where the opi name comes in. connell: we talk about the tax rates going up at the end of the year, potentially, for everybody. highly likely they will go up for the wealthiest of americans. in california, the top tax rate will be close to 52%. are you comfortable paying taxes at that level? >> comfortable or not, that is the price of living in california. i think there is a responsibility that each one of us has. we have to pay our fair share. it is what it is. dagen: okay. [ laughter ] >> i do not think we should get bogged down in the present, it is more important to go
how do you continue to grow share in an increasingly competitive environment? >> well, we try to stay ahead of the game. we have collections. i think one of the big trademarks of our product is the quality and intensity of colors, of course, joe kohler has been tremendous for us. the whole joe market opened up the professional market. we stay true to the course. when they get opi on their nails, you know it is quality. sometimes they would pay a little bit more to get a better product....
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. >> in two minutes we have left, let's talk about the current environment. what are you hearing from a lot of the senior executives that are asking for your advice or if you're in a board room or chatting with them especially in terms of the fiscal cliff and concern about making big decisions or lack thereof and not putting money at it. >> the interesting part is talk about the fiscal cliff is the talk about the talk about the fiscal cliff. i don't think people are as concerned as the level of chatter that goes around. i think the chatter is more than the concern. the fiscal cliff just happens to be a preset deal on a scale of one to ten. it's a deal that is possible as outcome. i think what the country should hope for is that we come up with a better deal. business wants the rules. i understand why business is very much do a deal. do a something. because a business then can make their plans around that. if a marginal tax rate goes up too high here, they'll put a plant somewhere else. you can make those decisions. they want to know the rules. >> know the rul
. >> in two minutes we have left, let's talk about the current environment. what are you hearing from a lot of the senior executives that are asking for your advice or if you're in a board room or chatting with them especially in terms of the fiscal cliff and concern about making big decisions or lack thereof and not putting money at it. >> the interesting part is talk about the fiscal cliff is the talk about the talk about the fiscal cliff. i don't think people are as concerned as...
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chairman ber bernanke say worries about the fiscal cliff are resulting in softer business environment and waning growth. members of congress told not to make plans for the christmas holidays, citing the urgency of striking a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the speaker set to given a update out state of negotiations with the white house in two hours. we will bring brink that to you live t did the mark it's job to deal of what happened with ben bernanke's comments and now the target in terms of tying interest rates to unemployment, which is a very new and big development for the fed. >> cnbc is talking over and over again, 2 million jobs to be lost, not if but when we go over the cliff. ben bernanke is listening to what this network is saying, recognizing there is going to be a dram mat hillsborough county job loss if we go over the cliff that is force austerity, that is firing people. look at spain when they got serious. italy. it meant a lot of firings. he says i see what we are going to do follow these countries that have fiscal responsibility a lot of people are going to be fired. d
chairman ber bernanke say worries about the fiscal cliff are resulting in softer business environment and waning growth. members of congress told not to make plans for the christmas holidays, citing the urgency of striking a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the speaker set to given a update out state of negotiations with the white house in two hours. we will bring brink that to you live t did the mark it's job to deal of what happened with ben bernanke's comments and now the target in terms of...
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this fuel is lauded as great for the environment and a good thing. some manufacture you ares are saying guess what, it will void your warranty if you use this fuel in certain cars . what do you make of this whole thing? >> melissa, what happened this is good example where the government mandates picking winners and losers and forcing decisions on the part of consumers which could be harmful to consumers. comment by aaa coming out to say the decision to allow for e15 blend or 15% of their gasoline to be derived from biofuels, in this case ethanol, the auto manufacturers have said they will not honor their warranties if people use this fuel which is potentially harmful to their engines. the automakers researched this. melissa: it is amazing because they say i void your warranty. >> yeah. melissa: can you imagine you buy the fuel and put it among the manufacturers, chrysler, gm, toyota, especially in older vehicles and look at your manufacturers website if you're in this group, what happens with the e15 the fuel separates and ethanol in there is highly
this fuel is lauded as great for the environment and a good thing. some manufacture you ares are saying guess what, it will void your warranty if you use this fuel in certain cars . what do you make of this whole thing? >> melissa, what happened this is good example where the government mandates picking winners and losers and forcing decisions on the part of consumers which could be harmful to consumers. comment by aaa coming out to say the decision to allow for e15 blend or 15% of their...
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we are smith travel, if you look at those numbers, it's a very positive environment. the fiscal cliff will affect people when employment gets affected. this is a real issue. if you see something occurring with employment, we're sensitive, we're monitoring, we represent the folks that are going to be most affected if they don't do their job in washington. we're obviously concerned about it. if they deal with it, which we think they will. we think that next year should be pretty positive. >> meanwhile big party tonight? >> big party tonight, big party last night. >> that's what the city's all about. >> we'll be opening white plains in may, it will be a little warmer than it was up there last night. it's very exciting to see those hotels get done. 1,000 jobs for the city. >> you see at the bottom of your screen, nat gas inventory. >> listen natural gas prices are extending their gains from yet, after that 4% rally that we saw. we're looking at resistance perhaps around the 4.75 level. we saw a natural gas level that was certainly not what analysts were expectings. 65 bil
we are smith travel, if you look at those numbers, it's a very positive environment. the fiscal cliff will affect people when employment gets affected. this is a real issue. if you see something occurring with employment, we're sensitive, we're monitoring, we represent the folks that are going to be most affected if they don't do their job in washington. we're obviously concerned about it. if they deal with it, which we think they will. we think that next year should be pretty positive....
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. >> is it possible to ever get back to that in this environment? >> it is. you have a lot of problems with the piece. >> do you briyou believe if you rote deficit -- two different ways. you either keep the government that you have and pay for it by raising taxes, or you kind of leave taxes where they are and you shrink government down to where it pays for it. does it matter for the future and for growth which way you do it in your view? >> it does. if you put it all into like a tightening, so how much tightening occurs in the economy that would slow the economy, it's far better to actually reduce government spending than it is to actually raise taxes. >> although that hurts the economy, too. >> everything hurts the economy. so it's a question of which is most -- or least harmful and that tends to be cutting government spending. >> but i do think it's -- >> although tim geithner would disagree with me. >> one side wants to keep the government and entitlements like we have it. and the other side wants to take away all the excess government -- >> i think both s
. >> is it possible to ever get back to that in this environment? >> it is. you have a lot of problems with the piece. >> do you briyou believe if you rote deficit -- two different ways. you either keep the government that you have and pay for it by raising taxes, or you kind of leave taxes where they are and you shrink government down to where it pays for it. does it matter for the future and for growth which way you do it in your view? >> it does. if you put it all...
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environment protection agency. each student group will be awarded $15,000. san jose state's project involves researching sustainable inexpensive building components. stanford's group wants to develop a low-cost colorrennation device to -- chlorination drinking device. groups will go to washington, d.c. to present their findings and the winner of that competition gets a second grant up to $90,000. >>> local democrats are asking the president to create a new no-drilling ocean preserve in california. the proposed executive order would ban offshore drilling in a 50-mile-long area from sonoma to mend see know county. the "-- men so dino -- mendocino county. lawmakers, including senator barbara boxer, and lin wasly, are spear heading the drive -- lin wasly, are -- lynn woosley, are spearheading the program. >>> there's higher rates from the p.u.c. the city says customers will pay between $11 and $95 more than the previous hike. customers will be able to opt out and have pg&e supply their power again? the operators of the oldest repsyche -- >>> the operators of the
environment protection agency. each student group will be awarded $15,000. san jose state's project involves researching sustainable inexpensive building components. stanford's group wants to develop a low-cost colorrennation device to -- chlorination drinking device. groups will go to washington, d.c. to present their findings and the winner of that competition gets a second grant up to $90,000. >>> local democrats are asking the president to create a new no-drilling ocean preserve in...
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